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Blue Box Ep. 17 “Of Course I Want to See It” has everyone preparing for their respective sport/event. However, it’s definitely Hina who has the spotlight in this episode. Especially with the level of effort she’s putting into playing Snow White in a high school play.
Blue Box Ep. 17 “Of Course I Want to See It”: Details
Blue Box Ep. 17 “Of Course I Want to See It” is the fifth episode of the second cours (you can read my reviews of Ep. 13, Ep. 14, Ep. 15, and Ep. 16 here) of this romantic comedy and sports anime, and is the 13th episode overall. You can read my reviews for Ep. 1, Ep. 2, Ep. 3, Ep. 4, Ep. 5, Ep. 6, Ep. 7, Ep. 8, Ep. 9, Ep. 10, Ep. 11, and Ep. 12 of the first cours here.
Said anime is the anime adaptation of the manga of the same name by Kouji Miura (I Love You, My Teacher). Telecom Animation Film (Tower of God, Shenmue: The Animation, Astro Note) and TMS Entertainment (Detective Conan, Lupin the Third, Anpanman) are both responsible for the anime, with them doing the animation, and production and planning, respectively. Netflix is the company licensing this anime for its global release.
Production Cast
Yoshiko Okuda is the director and storboarder behind Blue Box Ep. 17 “Of Course I Want to See It”. As for Blue Box as a whole: Yūichirō Yano is the director behind the anime. Yūko Kakihara is the writer, Miho Tanino as the character designer, and with Takashi Ohmama responsible for composing the music.
Speaking of music: the second cours now features as the opening theme song “Saraba” (然らば) by Macaroni Empitsu. Meanwhile, “Contrast” (コントラスト) by TOMOO is the new ending theme song.
Voice Cast
Blue Box Ep. 17 “Of Course I Want to See It” features the voices of Shōya Chiba (Zach Aguilar in English dub) as Taiki Inomata, Reina Ueda (Xanthe Huynh in English dub) as Chinatsu Kano, Chiaki Kobayashi (Caden Shaffer in English dub) as Kyo Kasahara, and Akari Kitō (Kayli Mills in English dub) as Hina Chōno. Other notable voice roles in this episode include Yuma Uchida (Daman Mills in English dub) as Kengo Haryū and Shogo Sakata (Jacob Hopkins in English dub) as Ryōsuke Nishida.
When and Where to Watch
Blue Box Ep. 17 “Of Course I Want to See It” made its airing and streaming debut (aka. simulcast) on January 30, 2025. You can watch this episode of the anime only on Netflix. In fact, you can only watch this entire anime on Netflix due to it being an exclusive there.
Blue Box Ep. 17 “Of Course I Want to See It”: Synopsis
Alas, this second cours of Blue Box only relatively recently started its run. In fact, Blue Box Ep. 17 “Of Course I Want to See It” only made its debut 11 days ago as of this writing. Thus, I will present to you Netflix’s official synopsis for this episode instead of a spoiler-filled plot summary. You can read that synopsis below:
Upon learning of an upcoming practice match with Sajikawa High, Taiki worries about facing Yusa again. Chinatsu and Hina promise their support.
Blue Box Ep. 17 “Of Course I Want to See It”: The Good
As was the case in previous episodes, it’s the story of Blue Box Ep. 17 “Of Course I Want to See It” that’s the best part about it. I would like to clarify first though: every single one of our love triangle does get a significant share of the spotlight. Enough so that it doesn’t feel like they’re being left out. Seriously, Kouji Miura is really good at balancing the different characters in a love triangle here.
That said, it’s also pretty clear that Hina Chōno is the star of this episode. She not only gets the most character exploration, but also the most relationship development. Even if Taiki ultimate turns her down in this episode, there is quite a bit of noticeable progress. Plus, she and Taiki have a cute relationship. They really feel like kids who have been friends since childhood, and this is the natural evolution of that relationship. Complete with all the teasing and everything. It gives her relationship with Taiki an added depth to it that he doesn’t have with Chinatsu…yet.
Oh, and the animation from Telecom Animation Film and TMS Entertainment looks as stunningly beautiful as always. Especially in the lighting department. For some reason, their animation teams have given the lighting an amazing level of detail. Seriously, you can tell what time of day it is just from what kind of lighting is hitting the characters. It’s that good.
Blue Box Ep. 17 “Of Course I Want to See It”: The Bad
Alas, if you’re here for the sports action, then Blue Box Ep. 17 “Of Course I Want to See It” might be a bit boring to you. It’s basically all romantic comedy and romantic drama, complete with slice of Japanese high school life. Even Taiki and Chinatsu need to take a break every now and then, you know. Still, if you want some action, then might I recommend watching Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Solo Leveling, Kaiju No. 8, DDDD, DAN DA DAN, and/or Zenshu? Those anime should have more than enough action to tide you over until Blue Box gets back to its regularly scheduled sports action.
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